African News
Sudanese on Nile island in capital recount paramilitary repression
By: Reuters 28th March 2025 Residents of Sudan's Tuti island at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile have emerged from paramilitary control to speak of hardships... →
Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army amid rebel advance
By: Reuters 28th March 2025 Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent bid to boost morale as... →
Kenya sends former PM Odinga to defuse South Sudan crisis
By: Reuters 28th March 2025 Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a growing rift between President Salva Kiir... →
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar, who is reportedly under house arrest
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek Machar who was reportedly... →
Kenyan MSS soldier reported missing after gang-linked incident in Haiti
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 An officer from the Kenyan multinational security support mission was reported missing in Haiti on Tuesday after an incident involving gangs, the... →
Zimbabwe president fires army chief ahead of planned protests
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa acted to consolidate his hold on power with Tuesday's dismissal of a senior general, political analysts say,... →
Egypt's GDP growth at 4.3% in second quarter vs 2.3% a year earlier
By: Reuters 26th March 2025 Egypt's GDP growth rate increased to 4.3% in the second quarter of its 2024/25 year compared with 2.3% in the same period a year earlier, the... →
Renewed fighting in eastern Congo as neighbours try to revive peace process
By: Reuters 26th March 2025 Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo battled militiamen allied with the government on Tuesday as regional countries... →
